{"id":6077,"date":"2026-07-15T16:07:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6077"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:07:45","slug":"smoke-in-nc-skies-from-canadian-wildfires-could-worsen-by-friday-moderate-air-quality-index-for-much-of-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6077","title":{"rendered":"Smoke in NC skies from Canadian wildfires could worsen by Friday; moderate air quality index for much of state"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 Folks in central North Carolina might have noticed a haze in the sky to the northeast Wednesday morning \u2014 and their eyes weren\u2019t playing tricks on them. <\/p>

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires has flowed south over much of the United States and the East Coast, creating a hazy look on the horizon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The smoke is from more than 830 active wildfires across all provinces of Canada, including wildfires that have burned more than 2.5 million acres since July 1, according to the country\u2019s Natural Resources Department,<\/p>\n

But despite being thousands of miles from the wildfires, the smoke continues to travel south.<\/p>\n

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The upper-level wind flow is driving the direction of the smoke, and the prevailing flow is from northwest to southeast, bringing the hazy conditions into the United States, including here in central North Carolina. <\/p>

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For now, smoke is concentrated higher in the sky, thanks to our ridge of high pressure. But by the end of the week, the smoke will translate down into the lower levels, closer to the surface as the ridge starts to break down and move away.<\/p>\n

This will allow more smoke to take over the skies.<\/p>\n